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Programme

Kickstart DataFest 2026 at our Pre Conference Day! Join us for a highly interactive and engaging experience where you can actively participate in deep-dive discussions and connect with the data & AI community.

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Building AI-Powered Interfaces

June 28, 2025
10:00 AM
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Opening Keynote

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Caroline Criado Perez
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Scaling Systems with CloudEdge

June 28, 2025
1:30 PM
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Tech Talk

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Cathy O'Neil
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Designing for AR & Spatial UX

June 28, 2025
11:00 AM
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Design Session

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Christopher Wylie
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Web3 Infrastructure in Action

June 28, 2025
2:00 PM
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Panel Discussion

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Tim Peake
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European Space Agency
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Trust & Ethics in AI

June 28, 2025
9:30 AM
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Fireside Chat

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Cassie Kozyrkov
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Google
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The Future of Product Velocity

June 28, 2025
12:00 PM
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Closing Keynote

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Orlando Machado
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the LEGO Group

2026 Speakers

Global tech leaders, visionary founders, and creators shaping the future — all on one stage.

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Dex Hunter-Torricke

Founder & President
The Center for Tomorrow
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Colin Jarvis

Global Head of Forward Engineering
OpenAI
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Dr Julia Stamm

Founder
She Shapes AI
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Charles Smith

Chief Marketing Officer, UK and Ireland
IBM
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Amanda Brock

CEO
OpenUK
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Prof. Rachel Adams

Executive Director | CEO and Founder
Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence | Global Centre on AI Governance
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Theo Blackwell

Chief Digital Officer for London
Mayor of London
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Colin Nwachukwu Ife

Head of Risk
Geordie AI
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Heather Thomson

CEO
The Data Lab
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Danny Quinn

Managing Director
DataVita
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Will Millership

CEO
PRISM
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Carl Strathearn

Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Researcher & Expert Advisor on Embodied AI and Humanoid Robotics
Edinburgh Napier University
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Prof. Emily Nordmann

Professor of Evidence-Informed Education and Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching
The University of Glasgow
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Jamie Laycock

Head of Biology & AI Lead
The Glasgow Academy
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Hazel Jane

Interfaith Minister

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